Mercedes Autobus, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York / Karl Struss

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Accession Number: 1978/2.42
Title: Mercedes Autobus, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York
Artist: Karl Struss
Artist Nationality: American
Artist Life Dates: 1886-1981
Medium and Support: sepia-toned platinum print on paper
Object Creation Date: circa 1912
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
Inscription: Signed in pencil, l.l.: Karl Struss; l.r., below print: Karl Struss In pencil, mount verso, l.r. corner: (54)/104
Dimensions: 40.5 cm x 49 cm (15 15/16 in. x 19 5/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Keywords: buildings; buses; car; figures; lamp
Secondary Keywords: architecture; freewheeled vehicles; freewheeled vehicles by form or function; land vehicles; land vehicles by form; modern and contemporary art; objects; objects we use; passenger vehicles; people and occupations; streets; transportation; transportation vehicles; vehicles
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1259 x 985
File Size: 65 KB
Record: 1978/2.42
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.42/1978_2.42.jpg

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Full citation: "Mercedes Autobus, Fifth Avenue and 38th Street, New York; Karl Struss." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1978-sl-2.42/1978_2.42.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.